CA3161983A1 - Method of producing a packaging container, a packaging container and a curling tool - Google Patents
Method of producing a packaging container, a packaging container and a curling toolInfo
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a paperboard packaging container (1) for bulk solids, the container (1) comprising a tubular container body (2) being made by a laminate sheet material. The first end (3) of the container body (2) is curled inwardly providing a first curled edge (14) comprising an edge portion (14a) and an inner portion (14b). To improve the stability and durability of the curled edge, the inner portion (14b) of the first curled edge (14) is provided with three or more indentations (15) being spaced apart along a circumference of the tubular container body (2). The disclosure also relates to a method for forming a paperboard packaging container, and to a curling tool for forming a curled edge.
Description
METHOD OF PRODUCING A PACKAGING CONTAINER, A PACKAGING CONTAINER
AND A CURLING TOOL
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure pertains to a method of producing a paperboard packaging container, a paperboard container produced by the method and a curling tool.
BACKGROUND
In the area of disposable containers for products such as infant formula, tobacco, detergents, etc. there is an ongoing need of diminishing the carbon footprint of such products, by minimizing the resource use for the disposable containers as well as making the containers recyclable The disposable containers referred to herein are composite containers having a tubular body which is made from a laminate sheet material comprising a carton layer, i.e. a layer made predominantly from cellulosic fibres. The upper and lower end edge of the container may include a plastic rim connected to the edges of the packaging container. This provides the packaging containers with a pleasant and neat appearance and the container top or bottom may also be more wear resistant.
The bottom of the container may alternatively be made from a folded-in end portion of the tubular body or may be a bottom disc which is attached to the tubular body at the bottom end. The appearance may however for such packaging containers be somewhat less attractive and less wear resistant at the bottom end of the packaging container.
To improve the appearance and stability of the packaging container bottom or upper end, an end portion of the container body wall may be curled inwardly providing a curled bottom or upper edge.
An object of the present disclosure is to improve the curled end edge(s) of paperboard packaging container.
SUMMARY
The above object may be achieved with a method of forming a paperboard packaging container according to claim 1, by a paperboard packaging container according to claim 4 and a curling tool according to claim 13.
AND A CURLING TOOL
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure pertains to a method of producing a paperboard packaging container, a paperboard container produced by the method and a curling tool.
BACKGROUND
In the area of disposable containers for products such as infant formula, tobacco, detergents, etc. there is an ongoing need of diminishing the carbon footprint of such products, by minimizing the resource use for the disposable containers as well as making the containers recyclable The disposable containers referred to herein are composite containers having a tubular body which is made from a laminate sheet material comprising a carton layer, i.e. a layer made predominantly from cellulosic fibres. The upper and lower end edge of the container may include a plastic rim connected to the edges of the packaging container. This provides the packaging containers with a pleasant and neat appearance and the container top or bottom may also be more wear resistant.
The bottom of the container may alternatively be made from a folded-in end portion of the tubular body or may be a bottom disc which is attached to the tubular body at the bottom end. The appearance may however for such packaging containers be somewhat less attractive and less wear resistant at the bottom end of the packaging container.
To improve the appearance and stability of the packaging container bottom or upper end, an end portion of the container body wall may be curled inwardly providing a curled bottom or upper edge.
An object of the present disclosure is to improve the curled end edge(s) of paperboard packaging container.
SUMMARY
The above object may be achieved with a method of forming a paperboard packaging container according to claim 1, by a paperboard packaging container according to claim 4 and a curling tool according to claim 13.
2 According to a first aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method of forming a paperboard packaging container from a rectangular body blank including the following steps;
a) providing a rectangular body blank having a first side edge and a second side edge;
b) forming a tubular container body from the rectangular body blank, the container body having a first end with a first end opening and a second end with a second end opening and a container body wall extending in a height direction of the packaging container between the first end opening and the second end opening, the container body wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, a first end edge and a second end edge;
C) sealing together the first and the second side edge of the body blank;
d) closing the first end opening by pressing a paperboard disc into the first end opening, the paperboard disc having a peripheral flange being flexed towards the first end of the container body in the height direction of the paperboard packaging container, and sealing the peripheral flange of the paperboard disc to the inner surface of the container wall;
e) pressing the first end of the tubular container body into a curl forming portion of a curling tool, the curl forming portion comprising a tool inner surface having three or more spaced apart protuberances, thereby curling the first end of the container body wall inwardly forming a first curled edge comprising a bent edge portion and an inner portion, and providing the inner portion of the first curled edge with three or more spaced apart indentations along a circumference of the tubular container body, the indentations being formed by the spaced apart protuberances of the tool inner surface;
f) filling the packaging container with bulk solids; and g) closing the second end opening;
wherein steps g) and subsequently step f) could alternatively be performed after step c).
The curled first edge may be a curled bottom edge, meaning that the first end opening is a bottom end opening and that the paperboard disc is a bottom disc.
The curled first edge may be a curled upper edge, meaning that the first end opening is an upper end opening and that the paperboard disc is a top disc.
a) providing a rectangular body blank having a first side edge and a second side edge;
b) forming a tubular container body from the rectangular body blank, the container body having a first end with a first end opening and a second end with a second end opening and a container body wall extending in a height direction of the packaging container between the first end opening and the second end opening, the container body wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, a first end edge and a second end edge;
C) sealing together the first and the second side edge of the body blank;
d) closing the first end opening by pressing a paperboard disc into the first end opening, the paperboard disc having a peripheral flange being flexed towards the first end of the container body in the height direction of the paperboard packaging container, and sealing the peripheral flange of the paperboard disc to the inner surface of the container wall;
e) pressing the first end of the tubular container body into a curl forming portion of a curling tool, the curl forming portion comprising a tool inner surface having three or more spaced apart protuberances, thereby curling the first end of the container body wall inwardly forming a first curled edge comprising a bent edge portion and an inner portion, and providing the inner portion of the first curled edge with three or more spaced apart indentations along a circumference of the tubular container body, the indentations being formed by the spaced apart protuberances of the tool inner surface;
f) filling the packaging container with bulk solids; and g) closing the second end opening;
wherein steps g) and subsequently step f) could alternatively be performed after step c).
The curled first edge may be a curled bottom edge, meaning that the first end opening is a bottom end opening and that the paperboard disc is a bottom disc.
The curled first edge may be a curled upper edge, meaning that the first end opening is an upper end opening and that the paperboard disc is a top disc.
3 A stable upper and/or bottom container edge may be of importance for providing an enhanced stackability for the packaging container during transport and storage.
The method of producing a paperboard container according to the present invention may result in a lower contact surface of the curled edge, i.e. the surface being in contact with for example a shelf or the like. The fact that curled edge is made with a sharper bend than in previous known curling operations renders the curled edge more distinct and smaller, thereby the reducing the risk for a soiled and damaged curled bottom edge. The stability of the packaging container may also be improved. If the first edge is an upper edge the fact that the upper edge is more distinct and smaller enhances the stackability and the wear resistance of the edge. A distinct and smaller end edge also provides the packaging container with an improved appearance.
Instead of attaching a plastic rim to the bottom edge and/or to the upper edge of the packaging container and thereby including plastic components to the packaging container, a stable packaging container bottom and/or top may be obtained by forming of a curled bottom and/or upper edge by folding or rolling the bottom end/upper end of the container body wall inwardly, thereby also avoiding the need for plastic components which renders the recycling of the packaging container more difficult. It has however been found by the present inventors that the conventional curled bottom edge and/or curled upper edge may not be as neat as desired due to the relatively rigid and thick paperboard material structure. Curled edges has been found by the present inventors not to set properly, and has a tendency to spring-back somewhat after formation.
When forming the curled edge, the first end of the tubular container body is being pressed into the curl forming portion, such as a circumferential track, of the curling tool. The first end of the tubular container body bends by following an outer surface of the curl forming portion until the first end of the tubular container body reaches a bottom surface and bends inwardly following the contour of the bottom surface and folds itself against the tool inner surface. By using a curling tool according to the present disclosure and by pressing the inner portion of the curled edge against the protuberances, the fibres in the carton structure layer breaks rendering the paperboard material less rigid and the curling more controlled, thereby providing a more distinct curled edge. The three or more spaced apart protuberances at the tool inner surface will provide the inner portion of the first curled edge with three or more spaced apart indentations along a circumference of the tubular
The method of producing a paperboard container according to the present invention may result in a lower contact surface of the curled edge, i.e. the surface being in contact with for example a shelf or the like. The fact that curled edge is made with a sharper bend than in previous known curling operations renders the curled edge more distinct and smaller, thereby the reducing the risk for a soiled and damaged curled bottom edge. The stability of the packaging container may also be improved. If the first edge is an upper edge the fact that the upper edge is more distinct and smaller enhances the stackability and the wear resistance of the edge. A distinct and smaller end edge also provides the packaging container with an improved appearance.
Instead of attaching a plastic rim to the bottom edge and/or to the upper edge of the packaging container and thereby including plastic components to the packaging container, a stable packaging container bottom and/or top may be obtained by forming of a curled bottom and/or upper edge by folding or rolling the bottom end/upper end of the container body wall inwardly, thereby also avoiding the need for plastic components which renders the recycling of the packaging container more difficult. It has however been found by the present inventors that the conventional curled bottom edge and/or curled upper edge may not be as neat as desired due to the relatively rigid and thick paperboard material structure. Curled edges has been found by the present inventors not to set properly, and has a tendency to spring-back somewhat after formation.
When forming the curled edge, the first end of the tubular container body is being pressed into the curl forming portion, such as a circumferential track, of the curling tool. The first end of the tubular container body bends by following an outer surface of the curl forming portion until the first end of the tubular container body reaches a bottom surface and bends inwardly following the contour of the bottom surface and folds itself against the tool inner surface. By using a curling tool according to the present disclosure and by pressing the inner portion of the curled edge against the protuberances, the fibres in the carton structure layer breaks rendering the paperboard material less rigid and the curling more controlled, thereby providing a more distinct curled edge. The three or more spaced apart protuberances at the tool inner surface will provide the inner portion of the first curled edge with three or more spaced apart indentations along a circumference of the tubular
4 container body. The indentations will, in addition to the breaking of the fibre structure, flatten the inner portion of the curled edge thereby preventing an uncurling of the curled edge over time and provide a neatly curled bottom edge around the circumference of the packaging container.
The curl forming portion may comprise a tool inner surface having four or more spaced apart protuberance, or five or more spaced apart protuberances. The curl forming portion may comprise a tool inner surface having from six or more spaced apart protuberance, such as from eight to fifty spaced apart protuberance.
The curl forming portion may be a U-shaped track, the outer contour of the curl forming portion having essentially same footprint as a container body first end such that a container body first end fit into the curl forming portion and wherein the tool inner surface may be an inner surface of the curl forming portion. By "essentially the same"
is intended that there may be a difference of from 0 to 3 mm between and along the footprint of the container body first end and the footprint of the curl forming portion.
As used herein, a paperboard material is a sheet material predominantly made from cellulose fibers or paper fibers. The sheet material may be provided in the form of a continuous web or may be provided as individual sheets of material. The paperboard material may be a single ply or multi ply material and may be a laminate comprising one or more layers of materials such as polymeric films and coatings, metal foil, etc. The polymeric films and coatings may include or consist of thermoplastic polymers.
The paperboard material may be coated, printed, embossed, etc. and may comprise fillers, pigments, binders and other additives as known in the art. The paperboard materials as disclosed herein may also be referred to as cardboard or carton materials.
In step c) the sealing together of the first and the second side edge of the body blank may be made by sealing the border regions along the first and the second side edges by means of a sealing strip and/ using gluing or welding. The sealing together of the first and second side edge may also be made by overlapping of the edges and by using gluing or welding. Welding of the edges are the preferred method in each of these two variants.
The welding may be high frequency induction welding.
The tubular container body may be formed to have a three or more wall portions being connected by corner portions. The tubular container body may be formed to have four or five wall portions being connected by corner portions. Each of the wall portions may comprise one or more spaced apart indentations arranged in the inner portion of the first
The curl forming portion may comprise a tool inner surface having four or more spaced apart protuberance, or five or more spaced apart protuberances. The curl forming portion may comprise a tool inner surface having from six or more spaced apart protuberance, such as from eight to fifty spaced apart protuberance.
The curl forming portion may be a U-shaped track, the outer contour of the curl forming portion having essentially same footprint as a container body first end such that a container body first end fit into the curl forming portion and wherein the tool inner surface may be an inner surface of the curl forming portion. By "essentially the same"
is intended that there may be a difference of from 0 to 3 mm between and along the footprint of the container body first end and the footprint of the curl forming portion.
As used herein, a paperboard material is a sheet material predominantly made from cellulose fibers or paper fibers. The sheet material may be provided in the form of a continuous web or may be provided as individual sheets of material. The paperboard material may be a single ply or multi ply material and may be a laminate comprising one or more layers of materials such as polymeric films and coatings, metal foil, etc. The polymeric films and coatings may include or consist of thermoplastic polymers.
The paperboard material may be coated, printed, embossed, etc. and may comprise fillers, pigments, binders and other additives as known in the art. The paperboard materials as disclosed herein may also be referred to as cardboard or carton materials.
In step c) the sealing together of the first and the second side edge of the body blank may be made by sealing the border regions along the first and the second side edges by means of a sealing strip and/ using gluing or welding. The sealing together of the first and second side edge may also be made by overlapping of the edges and by using gluing or welding. Welding of the edges are the preferred method in each of these two variants.
The welding may be high frequency induction welding.
The tubular container body may be formed to have a three or more wall portions being connected by corner portions. The tubular container body may be formed to have four or five wall portions being connected by corner portions. Each of the wall portions may comprise one or more spaced apart indentations arranged in the inner portion of the first
5 curled edge, such as for example two, three, four or five spaced apart indentations arranged in the inner portion of the first curled edge. The corner portions may be free from indentations. The corner portions of the tubular body may be curved corner portions.
The tubular body may alternatively have a circular cross-section. The tubular body may also have an essentially square, triangular or oval cross-section. By essentially square and triangular cross-sections include cross-sections having curved corner portions.
If the side edges are sealed by means of a sealing strip, it may preferably be welded to the inside surface of the tubular body by means of high frequency induction welding.
Application of container components such as a top sealing member, a bottom disc and a top rim may be performed using an attachment unit comprising a welding unit, such as a high frequency welding unit, which is configured to fasten the component to the tubular body during production of the composite container. The welding unit may comprise an inductive welding energy generator for softening or melting a weldable layer that forms part of the tubular body and/or the applied container component. The sealing strip may also be adhesively attached to the inside surface of the tubular body, the attachment unit may in such case comprise a gluing unit. The sealing strip may of course be attached by any other suitable means. The sealing strip may for example be made of a laminate film including an aluminium layer, a polyethylene layer and a polyester layer.
The paperboard disc may be attached to the tubular body by welding the peripheral flange of the paperboard disc to the inside surface of the tubular body. The peripheral flange is created by folding an edge portion of the paperboard disc out of the plane of the paperboard disc and into alignment with the inside surface of the tubular body. The paperboard disc is applied at a distance from the first end edge of the tubular body to allow forming the curled second edge by curling the first end.
Step e) may include folding or rolling the second end of the container body wall inwardly and over the peripheral flange of the paperboard disc This may provide an improved stability to the curled first edge as the curled edge in a transverse direction has an
The tubular body may alternatively have a circular cross-section. The tubular body may also have an essentially square, triangular or oval cross-section. By essentially square and triangular cross-sections include cross-sections having curved corner portions.
If the side edges are sealed by means of a sealing strip, it may preferably be welded to the inside surface of the tubular body by means of high frequency induction welding.
Application of container components such as a top sealing member, a bottom disc and a top rim may be performed using an attachment unit comprising a welding unit, such as a high frequency welding unit, which is configured to fasten the component to the tubular body during production of the composite container. The welding unit may comprise an inductive welding energy generator for softening or melting a weldable layer that forms part of the tubular body and/or the applied container component. The sealing strip may also be adhesively attached to the inside surface of the tubular body, the attachment unit may in such case comprise a gluing unit. The sealing strip may of course be attached by any other suitable means. The sealing strip may for example be made of a laminate film including an aluminium layer, a polyethylene layer and a polyester layer.
The paperboard disc may be attached to the tubular body by welding the peripheral flange of the paperboard disc to the inside surface of the tubular body. The peripheral flange is created by folding an edge portion of the paperboard disc out of the plane of the paperboard disc and into alignment with the inside surface of the tubular body. The paperboard disc is applied at a distance from the first end edge of the tubular body to allow forming the curled second edge by curling the first end.
Step e) may include folding or rolling the second end of the container body wall inwardly and over the peripheral flange of the paperboard disc This may provide an improved stability to the curled first edge as the curled edge in a transverse direction has an
6 increased thickness. Additionally, as the inner portion of the curled edge is provided over the peripheral flange, the edge of the peripheral flange is covered by the curled edge and may not interfere with the bottom or upper edges of another packaging container when being stacked. Therefore, the stackability of the paperboard packaging container is improved.
The method may comprise a step h) of pressing the second end of the tubular container body into the curl forming portion of the curling tool, thereby curling the second end of the container body wall inwardly forming a second curled edge comprising a bent edge portion and an inner portion, and providing the inner portion of the 'first curled edge with three or more spaced apart indentations along a circumference of the tubular container body, the indentations being formed by the spaced apart protuberances of the tool inner surface.
For the method of forming a paperboard packing container having both a first and a second curled end edge, the steps of forming the first curled edge may include all features disclosed for the method of forming the second curled edge. Similarly, for the packaging container including both a curled second edge and a curled first edge, the 'first curled edge may include some or all of the features disclosed for the second curled edge.
In a second aspect the present disclosure relates to a paperboard packaging container for bulk solids. The paperboard packaging container may be formed using the method as disclosed herein. The container comprises a tubular container body being made by a laminate sheet material comprising a carton substrate layer, a container bottom and a container lid. The container body extends in a height direction of the container from a first end to a second end and the tubular container body comprising a container body wall.
The container body wall has an inner surface facing towards an inner compartment in the packaging container and an outer surface facing away from the inner compartment, a first end edge and a second end edge, a first end opening being closed with a paperboard disc. The paperboard disc has a peripheral flange being flexed towards the first end in the height direction and attached to the inner surface of the container body wall.
The first end of the container body wall is curled inwardly providing a first curled edge comprising an edge portion and an inner portion. The container wall is in the inner portion of the first curled edge provided with three or more indentations being spaced apart along a circumference of the tubular container body.
The method may comprise a step h) of pressing the second end of the tubular container body into the curl forming portion of the curling tool, thereby curling the second end of the container body wall inwardly forming a second curled edge comprising a bent edge portion and an inner portion, and providing the inner portion of the 'first curled edge with three or more spaced apart indentations along a circumference of the tubular container body, the indentations being formed by the spaced apart protuberances of the tool inner surface.
For the method of forming a paperboard packing container having both a first and a second curled end edge, the steps of forming the first curled edge may include all features disclosed for the method of forming the second curled edge. Similarly, for the packaging container including both a curled second edge and a curled first edge, the 'first curled edge may include some or all of the features disclosed for the second curled edge.
In a second aspect the present disclosure relates to a paperboard packaging container for bulk solids. The paperboard packaging container may be formed using the method as disclosed herein. The container comprises a tubular container body being made by a laminate sheet material comprising a carton substrate layer, a container bottom and a container lid. The container body extends in a height direction of the container from a first end to a second end and the tubular container body comprising a container body wall.
The container body wall has an inner surface facing towards an inner compartment in the packaging container and an outer surface facing away from the inner compartment, a first end edge and a second end edge, a first end opening being closed with a paperboard disc. The paperboard disc has a peripheral flange being flexed towards the first end in the height direction and attached to the inner surface of the container body wall.
The first end of the container body wall is curled inwardly providing a first curled edge comprising an edge portion and an inner portion. The container wall is in the inner portion of the first curled edge provided with three or more indentations being spaced apart along a circumference of the tubular container body.
7 A depth of each of the three or more indentations, as measured in a direction perpendicular to the height direction of the packaging container, is from 0.2 mm or more, such as from 0.5 mm or more, and up to 6 mm from the inner surface of the curl forming portion of the curled edge.
The inner portion of the curled edge may have a height of from 2 mm to 30 mm, as measured, in the height direction, from the edge portion of the curled edge and a distal edge of the inner portion of the curled edge, the distal edge of the inner portion corresponding to the second transverse edge of the body blank.
The tubular container body may be formed to have a three or more wall portions being connected by corner portions. The tubular container body may be formed to have four or five wall portions being connected by corner portions. Each of the wall portions may comprise one or more spaced apart indentations arranged in the inner portion of the first curled edge, such as for example two, three, four or five indentations spaced apart indentations arranged in the inner portion of the first curled edge. The corner portions may be free from indentations. The corner portions of the tubular body may be curved corner portions.
The tubular body may alternatively have a circular cross-section. The tubular body may also have an essentially square, triangular or oval cross-section.
The first end opening may be a bottom end opening, the paperboard disc then being a bottom disc and the first curled edge being a curled bottom edge.
The first end opening may be an upper end opening, the paperboard disc being a top disc and the first curled edge being a curled upper edge.
The second end of the container body wall may be curled inwardly providing a second curled edge comprising an edge portion and an inner portion, the inner portion of the second curled edge may be provided with three or more indentations being spaced apart along a circumference of the tubular container body.
The inner portion of the curled edge may have a height of from 2 mm to 30 mm, as measured, in the height direction, from the edge portion of the curled edge and a distal edge of the inner portion of the curled edge, the distal edge of the inner portion corresponding to the second transverse edge of the body blank.
The tubular container body may be formed to have a three or more wall portions being connected by corner portions. The tubular container body may be formed to have four or five wall portions being connected by corner portions. Each of the wall portions may comprise one or more spaced apart indentations arranged in the inner portion of the first curled edge, such as for example two, three, four or five indentations spaced apart indentations arranged in the inner portion of the first curled edge. The corner portions may be free from indentations. The corner portions of the tubular body may be curved corner portions.
The tubular body may alternatively have a circular cross-section. The tubular body may also have an essentially square, triangular or oval cross-section.
The first end opening may be a bottom end opening, the paperboard disc then being a bottom disc and the first curled edge being a curled bottom edge.
The first end opening may be an upper end opening, the paperboard disc being a top disc and the first curled edge being a curled upper edge.
The second end of the container body wall may be curled inwardly providing a second curled edge comprising an edge portion and an inner portion, the inner portion of the second curled edge may be provided with three or more indentations being spaced apart along a circumference of the tubular container body.
8 An example of a packaging container suitable for having both a curled upper end and a curled bottom end is disclosed in WO 2017/180056. The packaging container in this patent application is of the plug-in lid type, being formed of a paperboard top disc and the container wall and by cutting an at least partly circumferential cut along the circumference of the container body thereby separating an upper portion forming the plug-in lid.
The composite container as disclosed herein may comprise a top sealing member which is attached to the inside surface of the tubular body at a distance from the top end of the tubular body.
The packaging container may in step g) be provided with a top sealing member.
The top sealing member may be an openable or peelable top sealing member, implying that it may be fully or partly removed by a user in order to provide initial access to an interior compartment of the composite container either by breaking a seal between the top sealing member and the inside surface of the tubular body, or by tearing or otherwise breaking the top sealing member itself.
The top sealing member may be gastight or gas-permeable. A gastight top sealing member may be manufactured from any material or material combination suitable for providing a gastight sealing of a compartment delimited by the sealing membrane, such as aluminium foil, silicon-coated paper, carton, plastic film, or laminates thereof. A
gastight top sealing member is particularly advantageous when the contents in the composite container are sensitive to air and/or moisture.
The top sealing member may be attached to the tubular body by welding a peripheral flange of the top sealing member to the inside surface of the tubular body. As disclosed herein, the top sealing member is commonly a flexible component made from a laminate including an inductive layer, such as of one or more layers of metal foil, such as aluminium foil, and outer layers of thermoplastic polymeric material. The peripheral flange is created by folding an edge portion of the top sealing member out of the plane of the top sealing member and into alignment with the inside surface of the tubular body.
The top sealing member is applied at a distance from the top end edge of the tubular body to allow for attachment of the top rim above the top sealing member. If the composite container comprises a scoop, a leaflet, or other supplementary item, the top sealing member may be applied at a sufficient distance from the top end edge of the tubular body to allow the
The composite container as disclosed herein may comprise a top sealing member which is attached to the inside surface of the tubular body at a distance from the top end of the tubular body.
The packaging container may in step g) be provided with a top sealing member.
The top sealing member may be an openable or peelable top sealing member, implying that it may be fully or partly removed by a user in order to provide initial access to an interior compartment of the composite container either by breaking a seal between the top sealing member and the inside surface of the tubular body, or by tearing or otherwise breaking the top sealing member itself.
The top sealing member may be gastight or gas-permeable. A gastight top sealing member may be manufactured from any material or material combination suitable for providing a gastight sealing of a compartment delimited by the sealing membrane, such as aluminium foil, silicon-coated paper, carton, plastic film, or laminates thereof. A
gastight top sealing member is particularly advantageous when the contents in the composite container are sensitive to air and/or moisture.
The top sealing member may be attached to the tubular body by welding a peripheral flange of the top sealing member to the inside surface of the tubular body. As disclosed herein, the top sealing member is commonly a flexible component made from a laminate including an inductive layer, such as of one or more layers of metal foil, such as aluminium foil, and outer layers of thermoplastic polymeric material. The peripheral flange is created by folding an edge portion of the top sealing member out of the plane of the top sealing member and into alignment with the inside surface of the tubular body.
The top sealing member is applied at a distance from the top end edge of the tubular body to allow for attachment of the top rim above the top sealing member. If the composite container comprises a scoop, a leaflet, or other supplementary item, the top sealing member may be applied at a sufficient distance from the top end edge of the tubular body to allow the
9 item to be accommodated in a space formed between the top sealing member and an inside surface of the lid.
Depending on whether the top sealing member is applied from the upper end of the tubular body or from the bottom end of the tubular body, the flange of the top sealing member which is joined to the inside surface of the tubular body may be directed upward toward the container opening or downward, toward the bottom end of the composite container.
The top sealing member may constitute a transport seal and is provided in addition to the openable and closable lid, to keep the contents in the composite container fresh and protected against contamination up until a first opening of the composite container by a consumer.
A peelable top sealing member commonly takes the form of a flexible foil which may be provided with a grip tab or another gripping device for facilitating removal of the top sealing member.
The lid of the composite container as disclosed herein may be a part of a lid component, the lid component comprising the top rim and a lid part.
Alternatively, the lid may be a separate part of the composite container which can be completely removed when opening the composite container, such as a plug-in lid.
When the lid is part of a lid component, it may be connected to a top rim by means of a hinge. The hinge may be a live hinge, i.e. a bendable connection between the lid and the top rim or frame structure. A live hinge may be formed integrally with the lid and/or with the top rim or frame structure or may be a separately formed element which is attached to the lid and to the top rim or frame structure. Alternatively, the hinge may be a two-part hinge, with a first hinge part arranged on the lid and a second hinge part arranged on the top rim or frame structure.
The composite containers as disclosed herein are containers for dry or moist goods, often referred to as "bulk solids". Such products are non-liquid, generally particulate materials capable of being poured, scooped or taken by hand out of the cans. The containers are disposable containers, which are intended to be discarded after having been emptied of their contents.
A "particulate material" or "particulate product" should be broadly understood to include 5 any material in the form of particles, granules, grinds, plant fragments, short fibres, flakes, seeds, pieces, etc. The particulate products which are suitable for packaging in the composite containers as disclosed herein are generally flowable non-liquid products, allowing a desired amount of the packaged product to be poured, scooped or taken by hand out of the composite container.
A composite container as disclosed herein may be a container for alimentary or consumable products such as infant formula, coffee, tea, rice, flour, sugar, rice, peas, beans, lentils, cereals, soup powder, custard powder, pasta, snacks, or the like.
Alternatively, the packaged product may be non-alimentary, such as tobacco, detergent, dishwasher powder, fertilizer, chemicals, or the like.
The paperboard packaging container according to the second aspect may be formed by the method of forming a paperboard packaging container according to the first aspect.
According to a third aspect, the present disclosure relates to a curling tool for forming a curled edge on a paperboard packaging container. The curling tool is a curl plate having a curl forming portion in the form of a track having the shape of a closed loop configured for receiving a tubular container body upper or lower edge portion. The curl forming portion has an outer surface, a bottom surface and an inner surface. The curl plate has a first main side intended to face the paperboard packaging container when forming the curled edge. The curl forming portion is provided in the first main side and has a depth, as measured from the first main side to the bottom surface of the curl forming portion. The inner surface is provided with three or more protuberances being spaced apart along a circumference of the curl forming portion.
The protuberances extending into the curl forming portion in a direction perpendicular to a height direction of the packaging container when provided in the curl forming portion during formation of the curled edge.
The curl forming portion may be a U-shaped track, as seen in a cross-sectional view, having essentially the same footprint as a container body first end such that a container body first end fit into the U-shaped track and wherein the tool inner surface is an inner surface of the U-shaped track.
The curl forming portion may comprise a tool inner surface having 4 or more spaced apart protuberance, or 5 or more spaced apart protuberances. The curl forming portion may comprise a tool inner surface having from 6 or more spaced apart protuberance, such as from 8 to 50 spaced apart protuberance.
The three or more protuberances may protrude 0.2 mm or more from the inner surface of the curl forming portion.
The three or more protuberances may protrude 0.5 mm or more, or 1.5 mm or more, from the inner surface of the curl forming portion.
The depth of the curl forming portion may be from 5 mm up to 40 mm.
The depth of the curl forming portion may be from 5 mm up to 30 mm, The three or more protuberances may have a diameter and may be arranged with a spacing between adjacent protuberances corresponding at least to the diameter of the protuberances. Optionally, the spacing between adjacent protuberances may be within the range of from 5 mm to 50 mm. Optionally, the spacing between adjacent protuberances may be within the range of from 5 mm to 20 mm.
Optionally the three or more protuberances may have a diameter within the range of from 5 mm to 20 mm.
The three or more protuberances may have a diameter within the range of from 2 mm to
Depending on whether the top sealing member is applied from the upper end of the tubular body or from the bottom end of the tubular body, the flange of the top sealing member which is joined to the inside surface of the tubular body may be directed upward toward the container opening or downward, toward the bottom end of the composite container.
The top sealing member may constitute a transport seal and is provided in addition to the openable and closable lid, to keep the contents in the composite container fresh and protected against contamination up until a first opening of the composite container by a consumer.
A peelable top sealing member commonly takes the form of a flexible foil which may be provided with a grip tab or another gripping device for facilitating removal of the top sealing member.
The lid of the composite container as disclosed herein may be a part of a lid component, the lid component comprising the top rim and a lid part.
Alternatively, the lid may be a separate part of the composite container which can be completely removed when opening the composite container, such as a plug-in lid.
When the lid is part of a lid component, it may be connected to a top rim by means of a hinge. The hinge may be a live hinge, i.e. a bendable connection between the lid and the top rim or frame structure. A live hinge may be formed integrally with the lid and/or with the top rim or frame structure or may be a separately formed element which is attached to the lid and to the top rim or frame structure. Alternatively, the hinge may be a two-part hinge, with a first hinge part arranged on the lid and a second hinge part arranged on the top rim or frame structure.
The composite containers as disclosed herein are containers for dry or moist goods, often referred to as "bulk solids". Such products are non-liquid, generally particulate materials capable of being poured, scooped or taken by hand out of the cans. The containers are disposable containers, which are intended to be discarded after having been emptied of their contents.
A "particulate material" or "particulate product" should be broadly understood to include 5 any material in the form of particles, granules, grinds, plant fragments, short fibres, flakes, seeds, pieces, etc. The particulate products which are suitable for packaging in the composite containers as disclosed herein are generally flowable non-liquid products, allowing a desired amount of the packaged product to be poured, scooped or taken by hand out of the composite container.
A composite container as disclosed herein may be a container for alimentary or consumable products such as infant formula, coffee, tea, rice, flour, sugar, rice, peas, beans, lentils, cereals, soup powder, custard powder, pasta, snacks, or the like.
Alternatively, the packaged product may be non-alimentary, such as tobacco, detergent, dishwasher powder, fertilizer, chemicals, or the like.
The paperboard packaging container according to the second aspect may be formed by the method of forming a paperboard packaging container according to the first aspect.
According to a third aspect, the present disclosure relates to a curling tool for forming a curled edge on a paperboard packaging container. The curling tool is a curl plate having a curl forming portion in the form of a track having the shape of a closed loop configured for receiving a tubular container body upper or lower edge portion. The curl forming portion has an outer surface, a bottom surface and an inner surface. The curl plate has a first main side intended to face the paperboard packaging container when forming the curled edge. The curl forming portion is provided in the first main side and has a depth, as measured from the first main side to the bottom surface of the curl forming portion. The inner surface is provided with three or more protuberances being spaced apart along a circumference of the curl forming portion.
The protuberances extending into the curl forming portion in a direction perpendicular to a height direction of the packaging container when provided in the curl forming portion during formation of the curled edge.
The curl forming portion may be a U-shaped track, as seen in a cross-sectional view, having essentially the same footprint as a container body first end such that a container body first end fit into the U-shaped track and wherein the tool inner surface is an inner surface of the U-shaped track.
The curl forming portion may comprise a tool inner surface having 4 or more spaced apart protuberance, or 5 or more spaced apart protuberances. The curl forming portion may comprise a tool inner surface having from 6 or more spaced apart protuberance, such as from 8 to 50 spaced apart protuberance.
The three or more protuberances may protrude 0.2 mm or more from the inner surface of the curl forming portion.
The three or more protuberances may protrude 0.5 mm or more, or 1.5 mm or more, from the inner surface of the curl forming portion.
The depth of the curl forming portion may be from 5 mm up to 40 mm.
The depth of the curl forming portion may be from 5 mm up to 30 mm, The three or more protuberances may have a diameter and may be arranged with a spacing between adjacent protuberances corresponding at least to the diameter of the protuberances. Optionally, the spacing between adjacent protuberances may be within the range of from 5 mm to 50 mm. Optionally, the spacing between adjacent protuberances may be within the range of from 5 mm to 20 mm.
Optionally the three or more protuberances may have a diameter within the range of from 5 mm to 20 mm.
The three or more protuberances may have a diameter within the range of from 2 mm to
10 mm.
The three or more protuberances may be formed by studs provided in the curl forming tool and along the circumference of the curl forming portion.
The three or more protuberances may be aligned at level with each other along the circumference of the curl forming portion.
The curling tool according to the third aspect may be a curling tool for use in the method of forming a paperboard packaging container according to the first aspect and for providing a paperboard packaging container according to the second aspect.
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The present invention will be further explained hereinafter by means of non-limiting examples and with reference to the appended drawings wherein:
Figs. 1 illustrates a tubular container body and a curling tool according to the present invention prior to forming of a curled edge;
Fig. 2 illustrates pressing of a first end of a tubular container body into a curl forming portion of a curling tool;
Figs. 3-5 illustrate curling an end of a container body wall inwardly to form a curled edge;
Fig. 6 illustrates a packaging container with a curled edge according to the present disclosure; and Fig. 7 illustrates an optional step of forming a second curled edge.
Fig. 8 illustrates a packaging container according to the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
It is to be understood that the drawings are schematic and that individual components, such as layers of materials are not necessarily drawn to scale. The steps in the method of forming a packaging container and the packaging container shown in the figures are provided as examples only and should not be considered limiting to the invention.
Accordingly, the scope of the invention is determined solely by the scope of the appended claims.
Figure 1 illustrates a step in a method of forming a paperboard packaging container from a tubular container body 2. The tubular container body 2 has a first end 3 with a first end opening 4 and a second end 5 with a second end opening 6 and a container body wall 7 extending in a height direction H between the first end opening 4 and the second end opening 6. The container body wall 7 has an inner surface 8 and an outer surface 9, a first end edge 10 and a second end edge 11. In a first step (not shown) of the method according to the present disclosure the tubular container body 2 is formed by providing a body blank having a first side edge and a second side edge and forming the tubular container body by sealing together the first and second side edges of the body blank. The first end opening 4 is closed by pressing a paperboard disc 12 into the first end opening 4 (this method step not being shown). The paperboard disc 12 has a peripheral flange 13 being flexed towards the first end 3 of the container body 2 in the height direction H of the tubular container body 2. The peripheral flange 13 of the paperboard disc 12 is sealed to the inner surface 8 of the container wall 7. In this figure, the tubular container body 2 has a rectangular cross-section with a front wall portion 18, a rear wall portion 19, two side wall portions 20,21, the wall portions 18,19,20,21 being connected by curved corner portions 22,23,24,25. As set out herein, it is to be understood that the packaging container may have any suitable cross-section Figure 1 furthermore illustrates a curling tool 30 for forming a curled edge 14 (shown in fig. 6) on a paperboard packaging container. The curling tool 30 is a curl plate having a curl forming portion 31 in the form of a U-shaped track having the shape of a closed loop configured for receiving the tubular container first end edge 3. In this Figure 1 the curl forming portion has a modified rectangular shape with curved edge portions to match the cross-sectional shape of the container body 2. The curl forming portion 31 has an inner surface 32, an outer surface 34 and a curved bottom surface 35. The curl plate 30 has a first main side 36 intended to face the tubular container body 2 when forming the curled edge 14. The inner surface 32 is provided with a plurality of protuberances 33, protruding into the curl forming portion 31 from the inner surface 32 and being spaced apart along a circumference of the curl forming portion 31. The corner portions of the curl forming portion 31 are free from protuberances 33. A spacing between two adjacent protuberances 33 corresponds at least to a diameter 0 of the protuberances 33.
The diameter 0 of each of the protuberances 33 may be within the range of from 2 mm to 20 mm, more preferably within the range of from 2 to 10 mm. The protuberances protrudes with a depth d of 1.5 mm or more from the inner surface 32 of the U-shaped track 31. The curl forming portion 31 has essentially the same footprint as the container body first end 3 and second end 5. In this figure the protuberances 33 are formed by studs provided in the curl plate 30 and along the circumference of the curl forming portion 31.
Fig. 1 illustrates the step after the first end opening 4 has been closed with the sealing disc 12. The tubular container body 2 and the curling tool 30 are brought together to introduce the first end 3 of the container body 2 into the curl forming portion 31.
Figure 2 illustrates when the first end 3 of the tubular container body 2 is pressed into the U-shaped track 31 of the curling tool 30. When the tubular container body 2 is pressed into the curling tool 30, the first end 3 of the tubular container body 2 is pressed towards the bottom surface 35 of the curl forming portion 31 and follows the curvature and bends together with the curved bottom surface 35, as illustrated in Figure 3. When pressing the first end 3 further into the curling tool 30, the first end 3 completely bends and folds itself inwardly as illustrated in Figure 4 and 5, thereby forming the first curled edge 14 comprising a bent edge portion 14a and an inner portion 14b. When the tubular container body 2 is pressed into the curved bottom surface 35 of the curl forming portion 31 and bends inwardly, the inner portion 14b of the curled edge 14 presses against the inner surface 32 and against the spaced apart protuberances 33 as shown in Figure 4 and 5. In these figures the first end 3 of the tubular container body 2 is bent over and pressed against the peripheral flange 13 of the paperboard disc 12. Optionally, the paperboard disc 12 may be arranged at a greater distance to the first end edge 10 such that the curled edge just folds over itself. The spaced apart protuberances 33 protrude out and into the curl forming portion 31 and provide additional compression of the inner portion 14b of the bent edge portion 14. The protuberances 33 press into the paperboard material and deform the carton structure layer thereby rendering the paperboard material less rigid and the curled edge 14 becomes less bulky and more distinct. The protuberances break the paperboard material perpendicular to the curling direction, causing the material to be less prone to spring-back and the curl to set in the desired configuration.
Figure 6 illustrates the tubular container body 2 after formation of the first curled edge 14.
Along a circumference of the tubular container body 2, the inner portion 14b of the first curled edge 14 is provided with spaced apart indentations 15. The depth d (shown in figure 1) of the indentations 15 may for example be within the range of from 0.2 mm to 6 mm. The corner portions 23,24,25 at the first end 3 of the tubular body 2 are free from indentations 15. Indentations 15 in these area may otherwise render the folding of the material in the corner portions 23,24,25 bulkier and less neat. The curl forming portion 31 may have a depth dt within the range of from 5 mm up to 40 mm, such as within the range of from 10 mm to 30 mm.
In a subsequent step, not shown herein, the tubular container body is turned such that the 5 second end opening is directed upwardly and the packaging container is filled with bulk solids. The packaging container may optionally be sealed over the second end opening with a partly or fully removable transport closure being attached to the inner surface of the container body wall.
10 Figure 7 illustrates an optional step of forming a packaging container comprising a second curled edge. Prior to this step the second end opening 6 has been closed at the second end of the container body 2 with a paperboard disc 39 having a peripheral flange 40 being flexed towards the second end 5 of the paperboard packaging container 1. In this optional step, the second end 5 of the tubular container body 2 is directed upwardly and is guided 15 towards the main side 36 of the curling plate 30 to form a second curled edge 38 provided with indentations 41, similar to the first curled edge 14, by introducing the second end 5 into the curl forming portion 31 provided with the spaced apart protuberances 33 in the same way as when forming the first curled edge 14.
In figure 8, a paperboard packaging container 1 for bulk solids according to the present disclosure is illustrated and as produced according to the method illustrated in figures 1-7.
The packaging container 1 comprises the tubular container body 2 being made by a laminate sheet material comprising a carton substrate layer, a container bottom 16 and a container lid 17. The container body 2 extending in a height direction H of the container 1 from the first end 3, corresponding to the bottom end, to the second end 5, corresponding to the upper end. In a packaging container according to the present disclosure, the first end may correspond to either the upper end or the bottom end of the packaging container.
The tubular container body 2 comprises the container body wall 7, the container body wall 7 having the inner surface 8 facing towards an inner compartment in the packaging container 1 and the outer surface 9 facing away from the inner compartment.
The lid 17 of the packaging container is a plug-in lid type. The lid 17 comprises an outer circumferential lid collar 27 having a lid abutment edge 28, adapted to abut against a container body abutment edge 29, and a lid plug-in portion 37. An example of this kind of lid-type is disclosed in WO 2017/180056. In this packaging container the container opening has been closed with an upper paperboard disc 39. The upper paper board disc and the tubular container body 2 being parts of the plug-in lid. The second end 5 of the tubular container body 2 thus forms the upper end of the packaging container 1 and is the second curled edge 38 provided with indentations 41 at an inner portion 38b of the second curled edge 38, thereby providing a distinct second bent edge portion 38a The packaging container may be provided with a lid of any suitable kind. The lid may be of the removable kind, without any permanent connection to the container body. It is further to be understood that the closure arrangement as shown in fig. 2 is non-limiting and that the bottom end as disclosed herein may be used for packaging containers having other types of closure arrangements such as closure arrangements wherein a lid cooperates with a reinforcement rim or with a frame structure of the container body to close and open the packaging container. The lid may be provided as a part of a lid component.
A lid component comprises a rim to which the lid is connected with a hinge. The rim is attached to the container body and stabilizes the container opening. The lid component may be provided with features such as locking means for keeping the lid in a closed position, tamper evidence means, stacking means, etc. as known in the art. Lid components are usually formed by injection moulding of thermoplastic material.
The three or more protuberances may be formed by studs provided in the curl forming tool and along the circumference of the curl forming portion.
The three or more protuberances may be aligned at level with each other along the circumference of the curl forming portion.
The curling tool according to the third aspect may be a curling tool for use in the method of forming a paperboard packaging container according to the first aspect and for providing a paperboard packaging container according to the second aspect.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will be further explained hereinafter by means of non-limiting examples and with reference to the appended drawings wherein:
Figs. 1 illustrates a tubular container body and a curling tool according to the present invention prior to forming of a curled edge;
Fig. 2 illustrates pressing of a first end of a tubular container body into a curl forming portion of a curling tool;
Figs. 3-5 illustrate curling an end of a container body wall inwardly to form a curled edge;
Fig. 6 illustrates a packaging container with a curled edge according to the present disclosure; and Fig. 7 illustrates an optional step of forming a second curled edge.
Fig. 8 illustrates a packaging container according to the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
It is to be understood that the drawings are schematic and that individual components, such as layers of materials are not necessarily drawn to scale. The steps in the method of forming a packaging container and the packaging container shown in the figures are provided as examples only and should not be considered limiting to the invention.
Accordingly, the scope of the invention is determined solely by the scope of the appended claims.
Figure 1 illustrates a step in a method of forming a paperboard packaging container from a tubular container body 2. The tubular container body 2 has a first end 3 with a first end opening 4 and a second end 5 with a second end opening 6 and a container body wall 7 extending in a height direction H between the first end opening 4 and the second end opening 6. The container body wall 7 has an inner surface 8 and an outer surface 9, a first end edge 10 and a second end edge 11. In a first step (not shown) of the method according to the present disclosure the tubular container body 2 is formed by providing a body blank having a first side edge and a second side edge and forming the tubular container body by sealing together the first and second side edges of the body blank. The first end opening 4 is closed by pressing a paperboard disc 12 into the first end opening 4 (this method step not being shown). The paperboard disc 12 has a peripheral flange 13 being flexed towards the first end 3 of the container body 2 in the height direction H of the tubular container body 2. The peripheral flange 13 of the paperboard disc 12 is sealed to the inner surface 8 of the container wall 7. In this figure, the tubular container body 2 has a rectangular cross-section with a front wall portion 18, a rear wall portion 19, two side wall portions 20,21, the wall portions 18,19,20,21 being connected by curved corner portions 22,23,24,25. As set out herein, it is to be understood that the packaging container may have any suitable cross-section Figure 1 furthermore illustrates a curling tool 30 for forming a curled edge 14 (shown in fig. 6) on a paperboard packaging container. The curling tool 30 is a curl plate having a curl forming portion 31 in the form of a U-shaped track having the shape of a closed loop configured for receiving the tubular container first end edge 3. In this Figure 1 the curl forming portion has a modified rectangular shape with curved edge portions to match the cross-sectional shape of the container body 2. The curl forming portion 31 has an inner surface 32, an outer surface 34 and a curved bottom surface 35. The curl plate 30 has a first main side 36 intended to face the tubular container body 2 when forming the curled edge 14. The inner surface 32 is provided with a plurality of protuberances 33, protruding into the curl forming portion 31 from the inner surface 32 and being spaced apart along a circumference of the curl forming portion 31. The corner portions of the curl forming portion 31 are free from protuberances 33. A spacing between two adjacent protuberances 33 corresponds at least to a diameter 0 of the protuberances 33.
The diameter 0 of each of the protuberances 33 may be within the range of from 2 mm to 20 mm, more preferably within the range of from 2 to 10 mm. The protuberances protrudes with a depth d of 1.5 mm or more from the inner surface 32 of the U-shaped track 31. The curl forming portion 31 has essentially the same footprint as the container body first end 3 and second end 5. In this figure the protuberances 33 are formed by studs provided in the curl plate 30 and along the circumference of the curl forming portion 31.
Fig. 1 illustrates the step after the first end opening 4 has been closed with the sealing disc 12. The tubular container body 2 and the curling tool 30 are brought together to introduce the first end 3 of the container body 2 into the curl forming portion 31.
Figure 2 illustrates when the first end 3 of the tubular container body 2 is pressed into the U-shaped track 31 of the curling tool 30. When the tubular container body 2 is pressed into the curling tool 30, the first end 3 of the tubular container body 2 is pressed towards the bottom surface 35 of the curl forming portion 31 and follows the curvature and bends together with the curved bottom surface 35, as illustrated in Figure 3. When pressing the first end 3 further into the curling tool 30, the first end 3 completely bends and folds itself inwardly as illustrated in Figure 4 and 5, thereby forming the first curled edge 14 comprising a bent edge portion 14a and an inner portion 14b. When the tubular container body 2 is pressed into the curved bottom surface 35 of the curl forming portion 31 and bends inwardly, the inner portion 14b of the curled edge 14 presses against the inner surface 32 and against the spaced apart protuberances 33 as shown in Figure 4 and 5. In these figures the first end 3 of the tubular container body 2 is bent over and pressed against the peripheral flange 13 of the paperboard disc 12. Optionally, the paperboard disc 12 may be arranged at a greater distance to the first end edge 10 such that the curled edge just folds over itself. The spaced apart protuberances 33 protrude out and into the curl forming portion 31 and provide additional compression of the inner portion 14b of the bent edge portion 14. The protuberances 33 press into the paperboard material and deform the carton structure layer thereby rendering the paperboard material less rigid and the curled edge 14 becomes less bulky and more distinct. The protuberances break the paperboard material perpendicular to the curling direction, causing the material to be less prone to spring-back and the curl to set in the desired configuration.
Figure 6 illustrates the tubular container body 2 after formation of the first curled edge 14.
Along a circumference of the tubular container body 2, the inner portion 14b of the first curled edge 14 is provided with spaced apart indentations 15. The depth d (shown in figure 1) of the indentations 15 may for example be within the range of from 0.2 mm to 6 mm. The corner portions 23,24,25 at the first end 3 of the tubular body 2 are free from indentations 15. Indentations 15 in these area may otherwise render the folding of the material in the corner portions 23,24,25 bulkier and less neat. The curl forming portion 31 may have a depth dt within the range of from 5 mm up to 40 mm, such as within the range of from 10 mm to 30 mm.
In a subsequent step, not shown herein, the tubular container body is turned such that the 5 second end opening is directed upwardly and the packaging container is filled with bulk solids. The packaging container may optionally be sealed over the second end opening with a partly or fully removable transport closure being attached to the inner surface of the container body wall.
10 Figure 7 illustrates an optional step of forming a packaging container comprising a second curled edge. Prior to this step the second end opening 6 has been closed at the second end of the container body 2 with a paperboard disc 39 having a peripheral flange 40 being flexed towards the second end 5 of the paperboard packaging container 1. In this optional step, the second end 5 of the tubular container body 2 is directed upwardly and is guided 15 towards the main side 36 of the curling plate 30 to form a second curled edge 38 provided with indentations 41, similar to the first curled edge 14, by introducing the second end 5 into the curl forming portion 31 provided with the spaced apart protuberances 33 in the same way as when forming the first curled edge 14.
In figure 8, a paperboard packaging container 1 for bulk solids according to the present disclosure is illustrated and as produced according to the method illustrated in figures 1-7.
The packaging container 1 comprises the tubular container body 2 being made by a laminate sheet material comprising a carton substrate layer, a container bottom 16 and a container lid 17. The container body 2 extending in a height direction H of the container 1 from the first end 3, corresponding to the bottom end, to the second end 5, corresponding to the upper end. In a packaging container according to the present disclosure, the first end may correspond to either the upper end or the bottom end of the packaging container.
The tubular container body 2 comprises the container body wall 7, the container body wall 7 having the inner surface 8 facing towards an inner compartment in the packaging container 1 and the outer surface 9 facing away from the inner compartment.
The lid 17 of the packaging container is a plug-in lid type. The lid 17 comprises an outer circumferential lid collar 27 having a lid abutment edge 28, adapted to abut against a container body abutment edge 29, and a lid plug-in portion 37. An example of this kind of lid-type is disclosed in WO 2017/180056. In this packaging container the container opening has been closed with an upper paperboard disc 39. The upper paper board disc and the tubular container body 2 being parts of the plug-in lid. The second end 5 of the tubular container body 2 thus forms the upper end of the packaging container 1 and is the second curled edge 38 provided with indentations 41 at an inner portion 38b of the second curled edge 38, thereby providing a distinct second bent edge portion 38a The packaging container may be provided with a lid of any suitable kind. The lid may be of the removable kind, without any permanent connection to the container body. It is further to be understood that the closure arrangement as shown in fig. 2 is non-limiting and that the bottom end as disclosed herein may be used for packaging containers having other types of closure arrangements such as closure arrangements wherein a lid cooperates with a reinforcement rim or with a frame structure of the container body to close and open the packaging container. The lid may be provided as a part of a lid component.
A lid component comprises a rim to which the lid is connected with a hinge. The rim is attached to the container body and stabilizes the container opening. The lid component may be provided with features such as locking means for keeping the lid in a closed position, tamper evidence means, stacking means, etc. as known in the art. Lid components are usually formed by injection moulding of thermoplastic material.
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1. A method of forming a paperboard packaging container (1) from a rectangular body blank (2), the method comprising the steps of;
a) providing a rectangular body blank having a first side edge and a second side edge;
b) forming a tubular container body (2) from the rectangular body blank, the container body (2) having a first end (3) with a first end opening (4) and a second end (5) with a second end opening (6) and a container body wall (7) extending in a height direction (H) of the packaging container (1) between the first end opening (4) and the second end opening (6), the container body wall (7) having an inner surface (8) and an outer surface (9);
c) sealing together the first side edge and the second side edge of the body blank;
d) closing the first end opening (4) by pressing a paperboard disc (12) into the first end opening (4), the paperboard disc (12) having a peripheral flange (13) being flexed towards the first end (3) of the container body (2) in the height direction (H) of the paperboard packaging container (1), and sealing the peripheral flange (13) of the paperboard disc (12) to the inner surface (8) of the container wall (7);
e) pressing the first end (3) of the tubular container body (2) into a curl forming portion (31) of a curling tool (30), the curl forming portion (31) comprising a tool inner surface (32) having three or more spaced apart protuberances (33), thereby curling the first end (3) of the container body wall (7) inwardly forming a first curled edge (14) comprising a bent edge portion (14a) and an inner portion (14b), and providing the inner portion (14b) of the first curled edge (14) with three or more spaced apart indentations (15) along a circumference of the tubular container body (2), the indentations (15) being formed by the spaced apart protuberances (33) of the tool inner surface (32);
f) filling the packaging container (1) with bulk solids; and g) closing the second end opening (6);
wherein steps g) and subsequently step f) could alternatively be performed after step c).
a) providing a rectangular body blank having a first side edge and a second side edge;
b) forming a tubular container body (2) from the rectangular body blank, the container body (2) having a first end (3) with a first end opening (4) and a second end (5) with a second end opening (6) and a container body wall (7) extending in a height direction (H) of the packaging container (1) between the first end opening (4) and the second end opening (6), the container body wall (7) having an inner surface (8) and an outer surface (9);
c) sealing together the first side edge and the second side edge of the body blank;
d) closing the first end opening (4) by pressing a paperboard disc (12) into the first end opening (4), the paperboard disc (12) having a peripheral flange (13) being flexed towards the first end (3) of the container body (2) in the height direction (H) of the paperboard packaging container (1), and sealing the peripheral flange (13) of the paperboard disc (12) to the inner surface (8) of the container wall (7);
e) pressing the first end (3) of the tubular container body (2) into a curl forming portion (31) of a curling tool (30), the curl forming portion (31) comprising a tool inner surface (32) having three or more spaced apart protuberances (33), thereby curling the first end (3) of the container body wall (7) inwardly forming a first curled edge (14) comprising a bent edge portion (14a) and an inner portion (14b), and providing the inner portion (14b) of the first curled edge (14) with three or more spaced apart indentations (15) along a circumference of the tubular container body (2), the indentations (15) being formed by the spaced apart protuberances (33) of the tool inner surface (32);
f) filling the packaging container (1) with bulk solids; and g) closing the second end opening (6);
wherein steps g) and subsequently step f) could alternatively be performed after step c).
2. The method of forming a paperboard packaging container (1) according claim 1, wherein the curl forming portion (31) is a U-shaped track having the same footprint as a container body first end (3) such that a container body first end (3) fit into the curl forming portion (31) and wherein the tool inner surface (32) is an inner surface of the curl forming portion (31).
3. The method of forming a paperboard packaging container (1) according claim 1 or 2, wherein the method comprises a step h) of pressing the second end (5) of the tubular container body (2) into the curl forming portion (31) of the curling tool (30, thereby curling the second end (5) of the container body wall (7) inwardly forming a second curled edge (38) comprising a bent edge portion (38a) and an inner porfion (38b), and providing the inner portion (38b) of the first curled edge (38) with three or more spaced apart indentations (41) along a circumference of the tubular container body (2), the indentations (41) being formed by the spaced apart protuberances (33) of the tool inner surface (32).
4. A paperboard packaging container (1) for bulk solids, the container (1) comprising a tubular container body (2) being made by a laminate sheet material comprising a carton substrate layer and a container bottom (16), the container body (2) extending in a height direction (H) of the container (1) between a first end (3) and a second end (5) of the container (1), the tubular container body (2) comprising a container body wall (7), the container body wall (7) having an inner surface (8) facing towards an inner compartment (28) in the packaging container (1) and an outer surface (9) facing away from the inner compartment (28), a first end opening (9) being closed with a paperboard disc (12) having a peripheral flange (13) being flexed towards the first end (3) of the container (1) in the height direction (H) and attached to the inner surface (8) of the container body wall (7), the first end (3) of the container body (27) being curled inwardly providing a first curled edge (14) comprising an edge portion (14a) and an inner portion (14b) characterized in that the inner portion (14b) of the first curled edge (14) is provided with three or more indentations (15) being spaced apart along a circumference of the tubular container body (2).
5. The paperboard packaging container (1) according to claim 4, wherein a depth, as measured in a direction perpendicular to the height direction (H) of the packaging container (1), of each of the three and more indentations (15) is from 0.2 mm or more, such as up to 6 mm.
6. The paperboard packaging container (1) according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the tubular container body (2) has three or more wall portions (18,19,20,21) being connected by corner portions (22,23,24,25) and wherein each of the wall portions (18,19,20,21) comprises three or more spaced apart indentations (15) arranged in the inner portion (14b) of the first curled edge (14).
7. The paperboard packaging container (1) according to claim 6, wherein the corner portions (22,23,24,25) are free from indentations (15).
8. The paperboard packaging container (1) according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the tubular container body (2) has a round or oval cross-section.
9. The paperboard packaging container (1) according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the inner portion (14a) of the first curled edge (14) has a height of from 2 mm to 30 mm as measured from the edge portion (14b) to an end edge of the inner portion (14a).
10. The paperboard packaging container (1) according to any one of claims 4 to 9, wherein the first end opening (4) is a bottom end opening, the paperboard disc (12) is a bottom disc and the first curled edge (14) is a curled bottom edge.
11. The paperboard packaging container (1) according to any one of claims 4 to 9, wherein the first end opening (4) is an upper end opening, the paperboard disc (12) is a top disc and the first curled edge (14) is a curled upper edge.
12. The paperboard packaging container (1) according to any one of claims 4 to 11, wherein the second end (5) of the container body wall (7) is curled inwardly providing a second curled edge (38) comprising an edge portion (38a) and an inner portion (38b), the inner portion (38b) of the second curled edge (38) is provided with three or more indentations (41) being spaced apart along a circumference of the tubular container body (2).
13. A curling tool (30) for forming a curled edge (14,38) on a paperboard packaging container (1), the curling tool (30) being a curl plate having a curl forming portion (31) in the form of a track having the shape of a closed loop configured for receiving a tubular container body end (3,5), the curl forming portion (31) having an inner surface (32) outer surface (34) and a bottom surface (35), the curl plate having a first main side (36) intended to face the paperboard packaging container (1) when forming the curled edge (14,38), the curl forming portion (31) being provided in the first main side (36) and where the curl forming portion (31) has a depth (dt), as measured from the first main side (36) to the bottom surface (35) of the curl forming portion (31), characterized in that the inner surface (32) is provided with three or more protuberances (33) being spaced apart along a circumference of the curl forming portion (31).
14. The curling tool (30) according claim 13, wherein the curl forming portion (31) is a U-shaped track having essentially the same footprint as a container body end (3,5) such that a container body end (3,5) fit into the curl forming portion (31) and wherein the tool inner surface (32) is an inner surface of the curl forming portion (31).
15. The curling tool (30) according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the three or more protuberances (33) protrudes 0.5 mm or more from the inner surface (32) of the curl forming portion (31).
16. The curling tool (30) according to any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein the depth (dt) of the curl forming portion (31) is from 5 mm up to 40 mm.
17. The curling tool (30) according to any one of claims 13 to 16, wherein the three or more protuberances (33) has a diameter (o) and wherein the three or more protuberances (33) are arranged with a spacing between adjacent protuberances (33) corresponding at least to the diameter (o) of the protuberances (33), optionally within the range of from 2 mm to 20 mm.
18. The curling tool (30) according to any one of claims 13 to 17, wherein the three or more protuberances (33) has a diameter (o) within the range of from 2 mm to 10 mm.
19. The curling tool (30) according to any one of claims 13 to 18, wherein the three or more protuberances (33) are formed by studs provided in the curling tool (30) and along the circumference of the curl forming portion (31).
20. The curling tool (30) according to any one of claims 13 to 19, wherein the three or more protuberances (33) are aligned at level with each other along the circumference of the curl forming portion (31).
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